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cigala

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See also: çigala

Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /θiˈɡala/
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ci‧ga‧la

Noun

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cigala f (plural cigalas)

  1. cicada

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cigala f (plural cigales)

  1. cicada
  2. (vulgar) cock, penis
  3. the Mediterranean slipper lobster (Scyllarides latus), an edible crustacean
  4. (Valencia) Norway lobster
    Synonym: escamarlà
  5. (nautical) the ring or shackle which attaches an anchor to the rode or cable

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Occitan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Early Medieval Latin cicāla, from Latin cicāda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /siˈɡalo/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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cigala f (plural cigalas)

  1. cicada

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Catalan cigala.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θiˈɡala/ [θiˈɣ̞a.la]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /siˈɡala/ [siˈɣ̞a.la]
  • Rhymes: -ala
  • Syllabification: ci‧ga‧la

Noun

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cigala f (plural cigalas)

  1. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “cigarra”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 73

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